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VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz)
VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Pro-life; taxpayer dollars should not fund abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Keep deadline for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Voted against combating Islamophobia: Opposes topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (-3 points on Social scale)	Voted against bill codifying same-sex/interracial marriage: Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-5 points on Social scale)	Faith, family and freedom are pillars of our nation: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Give states access to waivers; test out healthcare models: Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Push back age on Social Security for younger citizens: Opposes topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	PVS:States decide standards, not federal government: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (-5 points on Social scale)	Impose a "reasonable regulatory environment": Favors topic 8 End out-of-control bureaucracies that rule by regulation: Strongly Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Keep existing rules for police accountability: Favors topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	Funding for mental health services to lower gun violence: Opposes topic 10 Opposes gun control, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 10 Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10 Voted NO on background checks for private transfers: Opposes topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Tax Reform 2.0: take time to craft right policy: Favors topic 11 PVS:Don't increase taxes to balance budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Enforce border security law; plus merit-based immigration: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports border wall, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 12 PVS:Illegal immigrants must exit and re-enter: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Allow immigration bans from non-cooperating countries: Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Targeted tariffs helpful in building some domestic industry: Opposes topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Our Constitution is a pillar of American exceptionalism: Strongly Favors topic 14 Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-3 points on Social scale)	Advocate for veterans; keep promises to heroes: Opposes topic 15 PVS:Don't cut defense to balance budget: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	PVS:Don't regulate campaign donations from corporations: Opposes topic 16 No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Oppose expanding voter registration and voter access: Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (-3 points on Social scale)	Base foreign policy on "peace through strength": Favors topic 17 PVS:No U.S. military intervention in the Mideast: Favors topic 17 Voted NO on removing US forces from Yemen: Strongly Opposes topic 17 President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 2002 AUMF against Iraq should apply to ISIS: Opposes topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Applauded by Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions: Strongly Favors topic 18 The path to solve climate change must involve technology: Favors topic 18 PVS:Fund renewable energy like wind and solar: Strongly Favors topic 18 PVS:Don't regulate greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Voted NO on assisting rural electric renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Support federal drug courts & treatment for opioids: Opposes topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports the tax cut but wants to stop debt from growing: Favors topic 20 PVS:Don't promote economic growth via federal spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20

VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Based on these stances:
(Click on topic for excerpt & citation)

Strongly Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)

Pro-life; taxpayer dollars should not fund abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Pro-life, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1

Strongly Opposes topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Keep deadline for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Voted against combating Islamophobia: Opposes topic 2

Opposes topic 3:
Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
(-3 points on Social scale)

Voted against bill codifying same-sex/interracial marriage: Opposes topic 3

Strongly Favors topic 4:
America was founded on Christian values
(-5 points on Social scale)

Faith, family and freedom are pillars of our nation: Strongly Favors topic 4

Strongly Opposes topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Give states access to waivers; test out healthcare models: Opposes topic 5
Repeal ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5

Opposes topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Push back age on Social Security for younger citizens: Opposes topic 6

Favors topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(+2 points on Economic scale)

PVS:States decide standards, not federal government: Favors topic 7

Strongly Favors topic 8:
Businesses have a right to pollute
(-5 points on Social scale)

Impose a "reasonable regulatory environment": Favors topic 8
End out-of-control bureaucracies that rule by regulation: Strongly Favors topic 8

Favors topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale)

Keep existing rules for police accountability: Favors topic 9

No opinion on topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(0 points on Economic scale)

Funding for mental health services to lower gun violence: Opposes topic 10
Opposes gun control, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 10
Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10
Voted NO on background checks for private transfers: Opposes topic 10

Opposes topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Tax Reform 2.0: take time to craft right policy: Favors topic 11
PVS:Don't increase taxes to balance budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11

Strongly Opposes topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale)

Enforce border security law; plus merit-based immigration: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Supports border wall, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 12
PVS:Illegal immigrants must exit and re-enter: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Allow immigration bans from non-cooperating countries: Opposes topic 12

Favors topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Targeted tariffs helpful in building some domestic industry: Opposes topic 13
Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13

Strongly Favors topic 14:
Stay away from the UN & Globalism
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Our Constitution is a pillar of American exceptionalism: Strongly Favors topic 14
Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14

Favors topic 15:
Peace through Strength
(-3 points on Social scale)

Advocate for veterans; keep promises to heroes: Opposes topic 15
PVS:Don't cut defense to balance budget: Strongly Favors topic 15

Strongly Opposes topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale)

PVS:Don't regulate campaign donations from corporations: Opposes topic 16
No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Oppose expanding voter registration and voter access: Opposes topic 16

Opposes topic 17:
Stay out of foreign wars
(-3 points on Social scale)

Base foreign policy on "peace through strength": Favors topic 17
PVS:No U.S. military intervention in the Mideast: Favors topic 17
Voted NO on removing US forces from Yemen: Strongly Opposes topic 17
President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17
2002 AUMF against Iraq should apply to ISIS: Opposes topic 17

Favors topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Applauded by Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions: Strongly Favors topic 18
The path to solve climate change must involve technology: Favors topic 18
PVS:Fund renewable energy like wind and solar: Strongly Favors topic 18
PVS:Don't regulate greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Voted NO on assisting rural electric renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18

Opposes topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+2 points on Social scale)

Support federal drug courts & treatment for opioids: Opposes topic 19

Opposes topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Supports the tax cut but wants to stop debt from growing: Favors topic 20
PVS:Don't promote economic growth via federal spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20
Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20

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Dusty Johnson on Abortion
Click here for 3 full quotes on Abortion OR background on Abortion. Pro-life; taxpayer dollars should not fund abortions. (Nov 2017) Pro-life, according to PVS survey. (Aug 2018) Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion. (Feb 2019)

Dusty Johnson on Education
Click here for 2 full quotes on Education OR background on Education. PVS:States decide standards, not federal government. (Aug 2018) Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination. (Sep 2020)

Dusty Johnson on Jobs
Click here for the full quote on Jobs OR background on Jobs. Keep Right-to-Work laws. (Mar 2021)	< script type="text/javascript">

Dusty Johnson on Technology
Click here for 2 full quotes on Technology OR background on Technology. The path to solve climate change must involve technology. (Oct 2018) Voted NO on net neutrality: don't regulate the internet. (Apr 2019)